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Operating expenses (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Operating expenses |
Schedule of Interconnection costs and other telecommunication charges |
| Years ended December 31,
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015
Fixed telephony interconnection costs | (486) | (445) | (327)
Cost of international outbound calls | (272) | (268) | (192)
Lease of circuits and use of public network | (490) | (461) | (336)
Mobile Services - charges for roaming | (348) | (414) | (374)
Mobile Services - charges for TLRD | (1,552) | (965) | (941)
| (3,148) | (2,553) | (2,170)
Schedule of Fees for services, maintenance, materials and supplies |
| Years ended December 31,
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015
Maintenance of hardware and software | (671) | (546) | (331)
Technical maintenance | (1,393) | (1,329) | (854)
Service connection fees for fixed lines and Internet lines | (600) | (267) | (224)
Service connection fees capitalized as SAC (Note 3.j) | 23 | 14 | 14
Service connection fees capitalized as Intangible assets (Note 3.j) | 50 | 41 | 36
Other maintenance costs | (716) | (524) | (396)
Obsolescence of inventories – Mobile Services (Note 7) | (17) | (45) | (38)
Call center fees | (1,999) | (1,428) | (1,297)
Other fees for services | (1,211) | (862) | (793)
Directors and Supervisory Committee’s fees | (66) | (60) | (36)
| (6,600) | (5,006) | (3,919)
Schedule of Taxes and fees with the Regulatory Authority |
| Years ended December 31,
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015
Turnover tax | (3,528) | (2,817) | (2,122)
Taxes with the Regulatory Authority | (1,049) | (1,078) | (917)
Tax on deposits to and withdrawals from bank accounts | (626) | (539) | (403)
Municipal taxes | (531) | (395) | (289)
Other taxes | (373) | (296) | (212)
| (6,107) | (5,125) | (3,943)
Schedule of Commissions |
| Years ended December 31,
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015
Agent commissions | (2,602) | (3,078) | (2,659)
Agent commissions capitalized as SAC (Note 3.j) | 986 | 1,403 | 1,172
Distribution of prepaid cards commissions | (842) | (763) | (635)
Collection commissions | (1,147) | (1,295) | (983)
Other commissions | (26) | (116) | (88)
| (3,631) | (3,849) | (3,193)
Schedule of Advertising |
| Years ended December 31,
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015
Media advertising | (769) | (527) | (524)
Fairs and exhibitions | (264) | (176) | (137)
Other advertising costs | (185) | (171) | (153)
| (1,218) | (874) | (814)
Schedule of Cost of Value Added Services |
| Years ended December 31,
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015
Cost of mobile value added services | (829) | (1,446) | (1,218)
Cost of fixed value added services | (45) | (53) | (38)
| (874) | (1,499) | (1,256)
Schedule of Other operating expenses |
| Years ended December 31,
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015
Transportation, freight and travel expenses | (927) | (961) | (768)
Delivery costs capitalized as SAC | 79 | 134 | 85
Rental expense | (1,069) | (765) | (540)
Energy, water and others | (1,117) | (783) | (429)
International and satellite connectivity | (246) | (215) | (202)
| (3,280) | (2,590) | (1,854)
Schedule of Depreciation & Amortization |
| Years ended December 31,
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015
Depreciation of PP&E | (5,039) | (4,358) | (3,046)
Amortization of SAC and service connection costs | (1,524) | (1,474) | (1,045)
Amortization of 3G/4G licenses | (325) | (338) | (324)
Amortization of other intangible assets | (40) | (28) | (23)
| (6,928) | (6,198) | (4,438)
Schedule of Disposals and Impairment of Property Plant and Equipment |
| Years ended December 31,
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015
Gain on disposal and impairment of PP&E (*) | - | - | 31
Impairment of PP&E – Fixed services | (5) | 2 | (116)
Impairment of PP&E – Mobile services | (229) | (369) | (114)
Decrease of PP&E – Fixed services | (16) | (1) | -
Decrease of PP&E – Mobile services | (66) | (15) | -
| (316) | (383) | (199)
(*) Since 2016 these results are included in Other Income.
Schedule of operating expenses disclosed per function |
| Years ended December 31,
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015
Operating costs | (32,287) | (27,628) | (20,578)
Administration costs | (3,306) | (2,453) | (1,827)
Commercialization costs | (16,708) | (14,829) | (11,594)
Other expenses – provisions | (590) | (187) | (113)
Gain on disposal of PP&E and impairment of PP&E | (316) | (383) | (199)
| (53,207) | (45,480) | (34,311)
Schedule of Future minimum lease payments on non cancellable operating lease agreements | Future minimum lease payments from of non cancellable operating lease agreements as of December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:
| Less than 1 year | 1-5 years | More than 5 years | Total
2015 | 436 | 890 | 31 | 1,357
2016 | 636 | 1,169 | 74 | 1,879
2017 | 681 | 1,185 | 143 | 2,009

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